Climate Migration: Critical Perspectives for Law, Policy, and Research

This book investigates the epistemological and ethical challenges faced by studies exploring the relations between climate change and human migration, and brings dispassionately critical perspectives to bear on a topic that desperately needs it.

Format: Hardback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate and multifaceted challenges posed by the intersection of climate change and human migration. As climate change emerges as a global concern, its impact on human mobility has become a pressing issue, particularly in terms of its potential consequences for human security. However, the relationship between climate change and migration is complex and multifaceted, making it challenging to establish a clear causal link.

Research on this topic has revealed a complex interplay of factors, including economic, social, and environmental factors, that influence human migration. While some studies suggest that climate change can lead to increased migration, others argue that it can also reduce migration by improving conditions in source regions.

Furthermore, the ethical implications of addressing climate change and migration are complex and multifaceted. For example, how should we balance the rights and needs of migrants with the need to mitigate climate change? How should we distribute the burden of climate change mitigation and adaptation among different countries and communities?

To address these challenges, this book brings together a diverse range of perspectives from experts in the field. It provides a systematic examination of the challenges facing law, policy, and research on climate migration, including critical critiques, caveats, and cautions. The book is designed to guide the reader through the issue of climate migration in a logical and rigorous manner, helping them to understand the complexities of the topic and to develop informed responses.

At a time when both the effects of climate change and the causes of migration are of great public and political interest, and in which these interests are often fraught with sentiment and freighted with politics, this book provides a dispassionate and critical perspective on a topic that desperately needs it. By exploring the epistemological and ethical challenges posed by climate change and human migration, this book contributes to our understanding of this complex and pressing issue and helps to inform the development of effective policies and strategies to address it.

Weight: 582g
Dimension: 242 x 165 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509961740